Communications made in the course of comprehensive sex offender presentence evaluations or treatment to the approved provider and any employee of the approved provider who is assigned to assist in the assessments shall be privileged from disclosure in any civil or criminal proceeding, other than to determine sentence, unless the offender consents in writing to the disclosure or the communication is related to an ongoing criminal investigation. The sexual offender shall be informed in writing of the limits of the privilege created in this section.
KRS 17.576
Privileged communications -- Written waiver
Known as the Sex Offender Registration Act
The act spans §§ 17–17 (92 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case COM., CABINET FOR HEALTH & FAM. v. Chauvin (2010)
Most recently applied in Commonwealth, Cabinet for Health & Family Services v. Chauvin (June 2010)
Effective: April 11, 2000 History: Amended 2000 Ky
Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.